Amina Zarif – Yaraan

Heavy Rains Ravage Afghanistan, Leaving Death and Destruction

Afghanistan Flooding Devastates Communities; Death Toll Rises

April 20, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

Afghanistan continues to grapple with relentless heavy rains and severe flooding, with the Taliban’s Ministry of Disaster Management confirming a rising death toll of 29 and at least seven injuries since Wednesday. The devastation extends […]

Iran Executes Five Afghans, Including Brothers, Over Drug and Murder Charges

April 20, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

The Iranian government has executed five Afghan nationals, including two brothers, according to the human rights website Hawalvash. Four of the executions took place in Mashhad, and one in Tabriz. Those executed in Mashhad – […]

Flooding Devastates Afghanistan: Death Toll Rises, Communities in Crisis for Months

Relentless Rains Batter Afghanistan, 50 Dead, More Misery Feared

April 15, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

KABUL, Afghanistan – Weeks of relentless downpours, flooding, unpredictable weather, and shockingly severe hailstorms have pushed Afghanistan into a deepening humanitarian crisis. While the Taliban-led State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management reports at least 50 […]

Taliban government considers Facebook ban in Afghanistan. Stated reason: combating "immoral content.

Taliban Government Considers Restrictions or Ban on Facebook

April 7, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has announced the development of a strategy that could restrict or potentially ban the social media platform Facebook (Meta) within the country. During an interview with the private Kabul-based television […]

This is a house that was hit by an airstrike from Pakistan in the Barmal District of Paktika Province. Three women and three children died in this attack.

Mujahid: TTP is Not in Our Pocket; TTP is the result of the faulty policies of the Pakistani military leaders

March 18, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Afghan government led by the Taliban, says, “The TTP is not in our pocket. The TTP is a 20-year-old group in Pakistan that emerged as a result of the […]

Afghanistan Flag: A Nation Defined by Colors

March 18, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

The white banner of the Taliban may flutter over Afghan government buildings. Still, Afghans, both within the country and abroad, continue to defiantly display the national Afghanistan Flag (black, red, and green) in their homes, […]

Afghanistan’s Climate Crisis Deepens: Drought and Water Scarcity Threaten Millions

February 7, 2024 Amina Zarif Comments Off

Worrisome developments show that Afghanistan faces significant climate-related adversities, as indicated by a warmer-than-average winter and a conspicuous lack of snowfall. This situation, as highlighted by leading international NGOs, including Action Against Hunger, International Medical […]